Thanks for the input. I guess a trench drain is the same as a channel drain. I had thought that might be a good option but I was not sure how the drain would be installed. All the pictures I see wound show it to be at the level of the brick. In my case I think due to deteriorated mortar a lot...
I don't think I can mudjack myself and don't think I can tell a professional how to do it when he did not think he should. I guess I could get another opinion. This is a fairly large area to be raised -probably 8 by 12 feet or more and this is after I cut out the 2 by 15 ft area I proposed...
My first thought on this problem was to try mudjacking. I had a man come out who I thought seemed quite knowledgeable. He had been recommended by a masonry restoration company that has been in business a long time and he has been in business quite awhile. He did not think that he should try...
One additional question I had was any suggestions on packing the back corner where the water is running in with Bentonite clay or does this just divert the water to somewhere else?
I have a 33 year old house with a brick patio mortared on a slab. Over the years it has settled toward the house and I am getting water running toward the foundation. During a heavy downpour it runs fairly rapidly into crawlspace. The water disappears quickly out of crawlspace as soon as the...
